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Laser beam donated by 100-year-old Col
Laser beam donated by 100-year-old Col

Laser beam donated by 100-year-old Col

Date9/15/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: Laser beam donated by 100-year-old Col. Sam McLaughlin to Toronto General Hospital is demonstrated by Dr. Clive Mortimer on Kenneth Askin of Toronto. New equipment cauterizes tiny blood vessels inside the patient's eye.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0025613F
      Future applications for the amazing laser seem limited only by the imagination. As an industrial tool, the laser - a beam of light - is expected to serve a $1 billion market within a few years. University of Toronto physics professor Dr. B. P. Stoicheff demonstrates laser with help from graduate student Bob McCaren.
      Future applications for the amazing laser seem limited only by the imagination. As an industrial tool, the laser - a beam of light - is expected to serve a $1 billion market within a few years. University of Toronto physics professor Dr. B. P. Stoicheff demonstrates laser with help from graduate student Bob McCaren.
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      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
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      Mahler, John
      12/7/1989
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      Power, Peter
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      James, Norman
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      Mahler, John
      7/24/1984
      Steelworker joining 100-tonne beams to the concrete supports of the new Burlington Skyway span. Burlington, Ontario
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      Mahler, John
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      Steelworkers joining 100-tonne beams to the concrete supports of the new Burlington Skyway span. Burlington, Ontario
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      Mahler, John
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